Word: commitment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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According to Carter, "Many of our students came from working class backrounds. They were often the first in their families to go to college. Our program made it possible for tham to commit their efforts to a short-term goal--the attainment of a degree along with skills useful in the job market...
...campus-wide referendum, which passed by a 1044 to 687 vote, called for the university's health services to stock cyanide pills. The students would then have the option to commit suicide in case of a nuclear attack...
...Black Panther survivors of the COINTELPRO operation frame-up and murder what it means to be targeted as terrorist by the government. Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, a Black Panther incarcerated for 15 years, for a murder he did not commit, is only now having his case reopened...
...officials decline to commit themselves to anything beyond a reworking of Cabot's dilapidated structure, beginning with Briggs Hall this summer. Before authorizing a new set of dining halls and a major overhaul of North. Harvard wants more time to pump the hands of potential donors, who could ease the way towards a more attractive Quad. But thus far, officials say, there's been no response to Harvard's fundraising overtures, which reportedly includes an offer to rename North in exchange for a cool $5 million...
...country; its inhabitants are so poor that they are known as "the afflicted ones." A recurrent theme of the press conference was inflation, which is now increasing at an annual rate of about 230%. Neves said that cuts in public spending are vital, but vowed "not to commit the gross mistake of using recession as a deflationary instrument. On the contrary, we will promote the resumption of growth...